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Gogi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-08-06 09:47 PM
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We now know what colors Wooly Mammoths sported.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/5154892.stm
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NYC Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-08-06 10:20 PM
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1. Thanks. That's interesting.
...This means that mammoths with one copy of the active gene and one of the partially active gene would have had dark coats - most likely dark brown or black.

While mammoths with two copies of the inactive gene would have had paler coats - possibly blond or ginger...
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